The Terrible Teenage Phase of a 9 Month Old Australian Shepherd | 9 Month Pupdate | puppy blues
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Welp, this pupdate isn't as cheerful or exciting as some of my others because truly we are in a ROUGH patch. Her regression has SKY ROCKETED and we are struggling to do basic commands now. I took her to an event with me this past weekend and it was AWFUL. She was completely out of control and the puppy blues hit hard again today. I wanted to still share this because it is part of our Australian Shepherd journey, and the teenage phase & puppy blues are REAL!
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I REALLY needed this video today. My morning walk with my 8.5 month aussie was AWFUL. He was barking at everyone that passed, pulling on his leash, lunging, jumping, refused to do basic commands etc. He's usually so lovely but this teenage phase is so frustrating. Thanks for sharing the real stuff, it feels so good that I'm not the only one dealing with it.
trying to remember all the lovely times when things get rough, but tunnel vision gets the best of me sometimes. but WE CAN DO THIS!! in a year from now, we'll laugh at this stage!
and my 9 month old rescue corgi was nearly perfect this morning....checking in, slack leash....I wonder if it is because she is a female ? She does not have to pee on every vertical surface either...The male aussie puppy that did live here was a HANDFUL... I mean there is a shoe buffet and little miss lottie totally ignores them.... the aussie found socks we did not even know we had !! And then it was "chase me" ....it will get better....
Herding dogs are great
Does this happen to female dogs only or all dogs?
It's so refreshing to hear someone talk about the bad sides of owning a dog😂 I feel like a lot of people only show the good behavior and it can feel discouraging. Our puppy is starting to enter adolescence and is regressing on a LOT. he's a barker on walks, and I literally had someone ask me the other day if "I was going to bother training him" 🥴 Definitely embarrassing sometimes. I feel you--you're doing great with her though, and this phase will pass :)
oh wow!! I hate people! thank goodness the folks at the race didn't say anything to me and were understanding because they've seen her at other races and know how she USUALLY is but people need to mind their own business lol. If only they knew we are WAY harder on ourselves than they EVER will be hahaha. you're doing GREAT!! ❤️❤️
Same to all of this!!!!
Sheesh I feel that. My friends that have never owned a dog have said I need to pay $1000’s to get her professionally trained because she jumps on people. SHES ONLY 12 WEEKS OLD! People do not understand how long it takes to train a high energy breed dog whatsoever.
you have to give yourself so much credit. the fact that you’ve put so much time and energy in training her is so much more than a lot of dog owners do and you clearly care so much about her!! keep your head up!!
❤️❤️ I really appreciate it, thanks!
When I see videos like this, I don't feel like such a failing pet parent. It isn't just me going through these frustrating phases.
you are NOT a failing pet parent!!! ❤️
i really appreciate this video. its important to show the ups and downs of having a dog, its a real commitment. because although theyre delightful and i adore them, i feel like people rarely show the harder parts of owning these furry friends. thanks for sharing!
❤️AGREED!!! It's always puppy snuggles and playtime, never the downsides of having them!!
I can relate so much. I’m glad you shared! Dogs are such a huge commitment with ups and downs that people don’t talk about as much. You’re doing so great! I wish I was at your level with my Aussie 🥲
❤️❤️FOR SURE!! lots of ups and downs. I shouldn't focus on JUST the downs because Freya has so much good. puppies are hard!!
I have a 3 month old Aussie and I love him so much….but the puppy blues is really intense and can feel so isolating. It’s nice to hear you talk about it
it's definitely hard, but the harder it is, the more worth it it'll be! 💗
Holy damn THIS is really what I needed to hear today, our pup is (i think) about 3 weeks younger and we LITERALLY had this exact same situation over the weekend. I was SHOCKED that my well-behaved border collie pup was being so so naughty! I've also noticed the leash pulling has been getting progressively out of control in the past few weeks which has been so disappointing after how much work we have been putting into working on it since she was a little baby. Honestly the realness of this is EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED! Sending lots of love for the coming months! Yay for high drive pups 😅😅🥰
hahah 💛💛 I keep telling myself ITLL GET BETTER!! we got this! 💛
honestly I dream of my dog being as obedient as Freya. I just got my pup a month ago and she is draining me, I wish she would just grow up already
I've been there. It gets better ❤️ my pup is now 4 months. Make sure they get enough sleep because they will be super snappy en bitty when tired. It was one of the mistake I made. When you figure out when they are tired and push them to sleep, life will be easier.
It's all just a phase, and a year from now we'll be laughing at the "puppy phase" and "regression stage" ❤️ YOU GOT THIS!
I have an 11 month old Aussie and I’ve had the same issue. It’s so exhausting and tiring but I do have to say around 10.5/11 months she’s been so much better and it’s wild to see her maturing cuz I felt hopeless at 8/9 months with my pup.
WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH!!! ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for being so real and honest. I feel like so often all anyone talks about are the exciting parts of getting a puppy and then their very best days, tricks, commands and behaviors. Hardly ever do I see people talk about the puppy blues, the frustrations and even the feelings of 'did I make a mistake?' I'll be getting my first puppy in a few months and I would've felt so guilty and upset with myself when I undoubtedly experience the puppy blues, feeling like something is wrong with me. It's nice to know this is a shared experience and that it comes and goes. Miss Freya is adorable and you've done an amazing job training her! Don't get too down on yourself because of her 'teenage' phase. Wishing you both the best of luck, thank you again for sharing!
❤️ so glad you saw this BEFORE getting a puppy!! It's SO normal and you'll probably feel the puppy blues because puppies are cute and all but they are HARD WORK!!! but it's normal! YOU GOT THIS! ❤️
Girl, I hear you. Our Aussie has been like this too recently (listens well in the hosue, outside is another story). On walks she can be great, but won’t always listen to basic commands while we’re walking. And the barking has gotten crazy.
YUP!! I need to do more training OUTSIDE of the apartment, because in there she's a SAINT. but out in the world recently, DEVIL hahahahah
I was SO happy to see her get the roll over command! Thank you for showing the training process to her learning it!! Would definitely appreciate more videos that focus on showing the training process to her getting a new command she hasn't ever been taught yet.
I would LOVE to do more like that! I honestly wasn't expecting her to get that during the session lol. we've been working on it for SO long and I guess it just clicked lol. ❤️
Honestly this was so refreshing to see. Thank you for sharing with us the good AND the bad of having a young dog haha. My boy is 10 months old, he's right in the middle of the teen phase and some things have been horrible and others have improved a lot. We got a front clipping harness and his pulling has decreased significantly. Now that we've been able to practice what a good walk should look like, I think I'm gonna slowly switch him to the collar from time to time and if he pulls, we'll switch to the harness again, so he understands he can't pull whether he's on harness, collar, or anything in between haha. On the other side, his need to protect our house and us has increased a lot. He loves people but he barks at anyone who walks in front of our house, so I'm starting to teach him to bring me a toy when he sees someone outside so his mouth and mind are occupied on something else haha. Ah the joys and challenges of teenage dogs. Best of luck!!
I actually just ordered her a front clipping one so we will see if that helps her too!! ❤️
This was so relatable, thank you for sharing. My Aussie acts the same way every once and awhile when, and I internalize the frustration and embarrassment. It’s sucks cause you know they can do better. Glad to hear I’m not the only one feeling this way when she acts out. Thank you for sharing!
🧡🧡 you're definitely not alone!
Watching her learn roll over was so fun omg!! I was cheering for her the whole time
honestly SO cool that I got it on video lol. I didn't think it would click that day because we've been working on it for so long lol
We have an aussie who is 10 months old and i have been feeling everything you have!! Its so nice to hear someone be honest. The regression is real and we are struggling also. Hopefully it will get better eventually!!!
WE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH ❤️❤️ hahah
Hi! Idk why this came up in my feed 2 years after you posted it but I NEEDED IT! I have MAJOR puppy blues with my 8 month old pup. I totally resonate with feeling like you want nothing to do with them and feeling guilty for it. 😂 2 years later but thank you!
hahah honestly I'm so glad it STILL resonates with people haha. but it gets easier, I promise!
I NEEDED this video. I just got a 4/5 month old heeler mix. She's great but I've had her for a week and I definitely felt the puppy blues like YESTERDAY. Its so encouraging to listen to your experience and advice. I relate to a lot of what you said, especially because I feel you and I are trying to discipline our pups. I literally went to PetSmart today and did the same thing with her WOW. I'm not alone!!!
Can't wait for her 9 months 🥴
you are totally not alone lol. but it gets better!!! 💗
You're doing an amazing job with Freya, and I know it can be challenging sometimes, but just keep up your awesome work with her and stay consistent. It will get better!
🧡🧡🧡 thank you SO much
I was meant to watch this this has been me all week 😩 I have a 1 year old boxer/pit mix and working from home it’s been so much all the time. She knows commands inside but once we hit outside she’s hyper stimulated and cant hear me. I feel guilty that I don’t want to be around her I thought I was crazy for feeling that way. It’s always in waves of us working well and then it being frustrating. I’m starting to learn it’s okay to take time for a breather cuz it will be best for both of us.
❤️❤️ it's totally okay and normal to feel that way!!!
My Boxer Lady drove me nuts the first two years!
Patience patience patience !!
You make everything Right.
I love your Videos 👍
Best regards from Germany 🍀
hahahah only 1.5 more years!!! ❤️
This is the realest puppy video I’ve seen. I still have these days sometimes with my mini Aussie. Thanks for sharing 💜
❤️❤️I feel like they'll never truly go away, but hoping for when they're far and few between hahaha ❤️
Fellow Aussie owner here (1.4 year old mini Red merle named Callie). Wanted to stop by and say I HAVE BEEN THERE lol. When Callie was a little younger she had a certain threshold of stimulation that if she went over she would lose all training. Our trainer actually said that its similar to an anxiety attack for a person but manifests differently in dogs where when they hit a certain point they essentially black out and are so hyper they can't be reached. Our solution was to monitor her to interject right before she got to this level. Its hard and not always perfect but the minute she begins to get the crazed look on her face (dilate pupils, big smile, panting) we know she has reached her peak and needs to be brought back down by walking away from stimulation and resting for a bit. Aussies are VERY driven dogs and they feed off energy, if you are in a chaotic high energy environment they will eat that up and it will be projected in their behavior. Anyways, don't stress or fret! I've cried many a time but things will get better, hang in there!!!
that makes SOOOO much sense!!! thank you for this!! she definitely had that crack head look in her eyes at the race hahahhaha
Crackhead lol!
I’m glad that I’m not alone! I have been having the exact experience with my Aussie who is the same age. Prayers for both of us girl. 😅
❤️❤️PRAYERS hhahah
This was so incredibly validating for me to hear. I currently have a twelve week old Labrador/Golden Retriever rescue pup and I love him to bits but I’m also overwhelmed, exhausted, anxious, and just feeling like it’s hard to get through each day. While I know this puppy phase will pass it’s also so hard to not feel deeply alone in the moment. Thank you for sharing your own experience and helping me feel much less alone
I'm glad it was helpful in some way, you're definitely not along and it DOES get better!
I'm glad you brought up Puppy Blues. It is a real thing.
Oh most definitely!!!
Thank you for being honest, I cried this morning and felt like I’d make such a mistake. I needed to hear someone else who is going through it.
💕💕 this shit is hard! you got this!
i’m so glad you said this. I also cried for a few months after I got my 8 week old aussie and wondered if I made the right decision. He is now also 9 months old and same behavior. I love him but it’s so so so so hard. And I get extremely embarrassed by his behavior ): Thank you for sharing
❤️❤️ you're definitely not alone in that feeling!
I’m getting a puppy in 2 weeks and I have been following Freya’s updates all the time! Thanks for sharing your real experience on training your puppy! I’m sure Freya will get back on track as she gets older since just like human beings, there will be a time that dogs are in their “adolescence” phase and may regress in their training a little bit. I really believe in your training methodology which has been consistent with many other trainers I watch on RUclips. You got this girl!
❤️❤️ thanks so much!!! how exciting for you!!! almost 1 week away!!!
Gentle lead. It works miracles. It takes a while to get used to but once they do, it is the best thing ever!
We haven’t used one before but know other people recommended it too!
It is very very refreshing to see this. Our puppy is half Australian shepherd but her behavior is all Aussie! She just turned 1 year old and we feel like she’s completely forgot her training and she’s a puppy again. We are finding it SO much harder to re-train and my husband and I lose our patience so quickly. Thank you for sharing your experience!!
💗 you're definitely not alone and I'm looking forward to the day when I'll laugh at what we're going through now because it gets better!
OMG! THANK YOU so much for being so honest and open around puppystage! My border collie are seven months old and I feel exactly the same as you 🌟☺️
💗💗 you are NOT alone!
I want to echo the thank yous for being so honest about this. I have an 18 week old puppy that I don't have help with and the puppy blues come and go hardcore- especially right now because I feel like he's hitting an early teenage phase. I can't wait for him to be a couple years old!
❤️❤️❤️❤️ you'll get through it!!!
Thank you so much for sharing all of this! I have a 13 week old pup and I love him but it is hard. He does not respond to our older dog’s corrections and gets overexcited with all family members except for me and bites them way too hard. Even thinking to like a week ago he’s improving and he’s so so smart but it is so hard. The day after his vaccines we had to go back to the vet because a cotton face mask fell out of my back pocket and he swallowed it.
I appreciate you including the bad because a lot of days it really does feel like maybe I’m doing this wrong and maybe I’m failing him. Thank you for being so open about your experiences with her and know that this will pass! It will get better! It doesn’t make it any easier now, but that day will come. Good luck you two!!
you are definitely NOT failing him. puppies are HARD WORK!!!! especially if you're the one training, providing for, and caring for the puppy the majority or all of the time. ❤️
Thank you so much for this video. I thought I was the only one who felt they made a mistake. My poor Aussie has seen me cry so much. I love him so much but I have wondered if I should rehome him to be with someone younger. Thank you for sharing your adventure.
NOPE!!! ❤️ you are NOT alone!!!
THANK YOU for showing the good and the bad! Of course, I don't own a dog or saying dogs are bad pets. They are one of the BEST and CUTEST pets to own! But it isnt a ✨perfect✨ world with them etheir. Most kids in my class that have pets are not well trained because their parents just give them to their kids without training them. I hope this shows people that even though they are great pets, they go through a teenager stage like us humans and arent perfect. I am 100% sure you will get though it and she will grow out of it :) 🐕
❤️❤️ omg OF COURSE!! I wish I saw more people talking about the bad before I got her. Maybe I wouldn't have thought I was a failure of a dog mom if I knew these things were NORMAL!!!
I'm so glad you made this video. You are putting my feelings into words and it's so refreshing to hear, I really appreciate it.
❤️❤️ I'm glad you could relate!
Sounds stress full but I can’t help but laughing😂😂😂
I mean all I can do is laugh now hahaha
heading into this phase with my chocolate lab puppy! starting to notice differences already, but I'm trying to keep her busy with training, walks, fetch, or activities. Thanks for all your advice. It so good to see other people going through this too.
you're definitely not alone! ❤️ it gets better!
My puppy is 6 months and acts exactly how you explained that Freya acts at 9 months. It's so frustrating everyday. You are definitely not alone with the puppy blues. Hang in there!
💖 WE got this!!!
The things you talk about here is SO TRUE. It’s so hard, cause we have to pretend to not be angry with them, cause they don’t understand afterwards why we’re frustrated. My best advice is to kinda “step out of your own mind” and go autopilot. I did swimming with our Labrador, cause I couldn’t walk him, cause he was constantly pulling. It was indoor so I didn’t have to hold him, and he loved it and therefore we rebuilt our great relationship again❤️
I love that you found something that WORKED instead of just being defeated that one thing didn’t!!! Every dog is different & I agree, being upset with them isn’t going to help anything lol.
I’m going threw this right now. I have seriously considering giving Oden (my puppy) back to his breeder. He was so great until 2 months ago and now he is a crazy manic and I’ve been at a lost these past few months. So thank you for sharing.
its tough, no doubt! but it does get better!!! I promise!!! just push through! 🫶🏼
Thank you for being so open and honest about your experience! I am going through regression with my pup and relate to so much of the content and the feelings that you've shared in this video
❤️❤️in a year from now, we'll laugh at this phase!!
Thank god you put this video up! I was wondering if someone had replaced my 7month old puppy with another or something. One day he is such a good, listening dog and the next day boom, he's just totally unbehaved, like he hadn't had any training ever! So frustrating!
LITERALLY switched at the dog park or something hahahah.
I know the puppy regression is very hard and I do expect it with my new pup but, my advice would be take a deep breath and take a step back and try to re teach anything she isn’t doing the best at. I know it’s frustrating to have to do that but I think chances are she still remembers how to do it she just needs a reminder and then she will say “ohhh that’s what you do I remember now” and it won’t be as challenging to teach. I remember the regression stage with my current dog and it’s not fun but it will end eventually and we need to remember that. You are an amazing dog mom and freya is growing to be a really good dog, just know not everything will go smoothly❤️
❤️ thanks so much!
You are not alone. We are going through the regression right now too and I get so embarrassed. I We are at 7 months and there are days that are great and then there are days that are so so bad, I feel like all the work we've done is nothing.
trying to remind myself that good days DO exist and the bad ones don't outweigh the good. ❤️ WE GOT THIS!
Its my birthday today and just seeing little miss made my day so much more special ahaha. She is the cutest thing in the entire world.
❤️❤️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
@@MyDriftingDesk Awww hehe thank you so muchhhh xx
This is Kiwi's mama from Instagram! :) We're going through similar things right now lol. I've heard it's 100% normal for teenagers to get over-stimulated, even in environments they used to be chill in. Also heard that during the teenage phase, at least until one year, it's better to just have them in easy environments working on reinforcing their cues before moving into more challenging situations again. It's insanity lol. Kiwi has these moments where I tell her a cue, she 100% registers it but looks at me and thinks "Do I really want to do this?" You can see the entire thought process in her eyes!
thats the WORST!!!! like I would rather her just ignore me than look at me know what to do and CHOOSE NOT TO hahahahha little devil.
Not looking forward to the teenage phase!! Again! Regression is totally normal. She’s feeling out her independence. You set a fabulous foundation and she will eventually level out. ❤️
I feel like 8-16 weeks are hard because it’s a baby puppy. 4-7 months are honeymoon awesome so smart good days. Then 7-12 is when your dog starts saying “Make Me”. Behave? She says, But I’m an adult now too why do you know best? I feel you so hard in this video.
YUP hahaha all of that is SO true lol
Finally
waiting for this lol😄❤️
Freya is growing soo fast missing puppy cute noty freya
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I feel this girl. I have an Aussie/Collie mix that just turned 9 months. I rescued her a few months ago and put a lot of work into her and it seems this last 2 weeks she is someone else’s gremlin dog. She doesn’t listen, pulls, tears things up…Basically does whatever she wants all of a sudden. I feel so overwhelmed to make sure I keep her on track because, you’re right, it IS embarrassing when they act like they have no manners. Pray for me. Lol
I’m definitely praying!! This is harder than the puppy phase for sure. But it passes I promise!! 🫶🏼
You're doing a great job. One thing I'd suggust with the pulling... what seems to work best with my aussie is changing direction the moment there's tension on the leash. If he's not paying attention I change directions constantly until he pays attention to me.
we've definitely changed stuff up since this 9 month pupdate now that she's 11 months. we've been doing this too!
Awesome, Marissa!❤️
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I feel you on the barking behaviour!! My 8 month mini just started barking after being mute for the first 7months lol (huge struggle). We’ve found putting our lil guy in any command he does reliably and pushing a treat under his nose helps. Every time a pause in barking treat etc. It’s not all resolved but it’s gotten A LOT BETTER.
It's like they don't find their voice until around 8-9 months hahah
It's literally so refreshing to see I'm not the only one going through this right now! My pup (German Shepherd/Husky mix) has decided at 1 years old she was going to be a terror, and regress so freaking hard... I felt the same, I hated going on walks, and where there was a bunch of people. She's starting to get a little better. The leash pulling when she's excited is the worst, so I do the same thing just stand and wait until she gives the slack back.
Little Miss Freya is a good girl and you do have her very well trained, she'll go back to listening and progressing soon. I think they just want to do what the want when they want.
they just LOVE to make our lives harder hahhaha
I'm really really sorry you're having a tough time with this. I think classes will help you get through this and figure out what works for you both. This storm will pass. I promise you that.
❤️ that's what we want to start looking into now!
I first started watching your content right before we picked up our lab puppy. He is an AMAZING dog but the moment we actually picked him up I began to feel regret. As time went on it got better but our young child has sensory issues and no matter how hard we tried he was just progressively getting more and more scared of the dog (he was always so sweet but he’s a puppy so of course he barked and got hyper and our child just was terrified of him). Last month we flew him to my in laws who have 2 other labs and a big piece of property and he’s thriving and so happy even if we miss him tons. It’s been the best thing for our child by far though. Regardless, I so relate to the puppy blues and just feeling like I made a massive mistake. It’s TOUGH.
awww I'm so sorry. sometimes no matter how hard you try, it might not be the right fit but I'm glad he's thriving out there with your in laws and your son is much happier. ❤️
Love love love this , my dog is 9months and she’s so hyper but such a lovely puppy I went through the puppy blues not meaning I don’t love her but it was hard I’m the only one training my dog so it’s hard . I feel a lot better with this video knowing me and my pup aren’t the only ones dealing with this and it’s get the pulling ahhaa. My dog loves to pull😂❤ thanks for this amazing video ( new sub ) here . 😊
You're definitely not the only ones dealing with it!! it's hard, but you're not alone in it!!
My puppy is 8 months old and I’m dealing with the regression and teenage adolescence, too. It’s brutal!
it really is!! but it gets better! ❤️❤️ that's what I keep telling myself lol
Highly recommend the K9 Lifeline Transitional Leash! They have lots of informative videos on their website for how to properly introduce and use the tool. It’s a slip looped around the head & nose that helps communicate to your dog more clearly than the flat collar. Better for her throat too! You’re doing amazing, the teenage phase is the worst 😂
literally THE WORST LOL but thanks! 🧡
I know how you exactly feel! If it makes you feel better, my pup pulled so hard on the leash at PetSmart when I was checking out because she saw a dog,. The leash slipped out of my hand and she ran towards the dog to greet him. There was so many witnesses/people waiting in line and I was so embarrassed.
If you can, I would definitely recommend taking her to some puppy classes. We didn't think we needed it for our Aussie because we already taught her a lot of basic commands, but it was really useful to get her to act calm around other dogs without greeting them. And they gave us some helpful tips and methods we hadn't really read about before!
Something we found useful for leash pulling is, instead of stopping, we turn around when we there's about to be tension and walk the other direction and treat when she follows. I feel like it works for us way better than waiting for her to stop pulling.
we are looking into training places now to see if we can get some help through this phase, so I'm hoping it'll help!! also thanks for the leash pulling tip!! I'm going to try that next time to see if that helps! ❤️
I hear you I have a year old German shepherd and we were running off leash and then everything wrong just happened, he toke off after deer and then when I finally got him I put him in the back and he jumped all over me and I am going throw everything you are going through, Like I hate taking him on walks and being around him because he just makes me so mad because I know he can do better. and I have been trying to work through it on my own but yesterday I just couldn't I called my moms friend crying because he was being so bad ( he is a dog trainer ) and I was just like come get him please I was just so tired of him. But this video just made my day because its great to know more people are going through this I just thought I did something wrong. but thanks this really made my day
❤️❤️ having a puppy (a 1 year old is still a puppy for sure) is HARD AS FUCK!!! you're killing it. progression isn't linear. ❤️
God this video is sooo relatable. My brittany spaniel is 11 months now but 8-10 months was the absolute WORST. His teenage phase even made me miss his exhausting puppy phase! His recall (which was perfect) went out the window from one day to the next and I literally had to chase him around the park like an idiot for half an hour as everyone gave me judgmental looks or "helpful" tips ("did you try offering him a treat?")😂 It does get better... but it takes time and patience. You don't need to train everything from scratch, but you will need to control their environment better so they have less opportunities to do whatever they want, and you have a chance to "proof" their behavior. i went to see a trainer and that made me feel a lot better bc she basically told me, this is normal, you're not doing anything wrong, he's just a teenager. just a couple of months to go!!
I WISH I could have 9 week Freya back even though that was HELL hahahah this is somehow worse lol.
we're looking into trainers now too so she can have a little more structure and so we can get some help with this stage, so hopefully that'll help! ❤️
I feel your pain my german Shepherd mix was a angel in that first 6months she's now 8 months having accidents not listing to like everything...you got this🐕❤️ this video is exactly what is supposed to happen just restart everything as if she's this 3 month old puppy that's how I landed on your video just trying to see if I missed the mark somewhere
❤️❤️ it gets worse before it gets better!
I think it’s important to remember that dogs do not generalize the behaviors they know. We need to work on the cues they know in environments that get gradually more difficult instead of going from 0 to 100. It’s hard because sometimes, to us, it doesn’t seem like a big jump, but dogs pick up on so many more details than us. I think it was probably just too big of a jump for her to go from quick farmers market trips/Trek trips to a full day with tons of stimuli and being expected to behave in a calm way. It sounds like she was probably way overstimulated/hyper-aroused. Training can feel so frustrating sometimes, and you’re doing great!
oh for sure. Definitely my fault entirely and I realized after the fact. in the moment I was just like "what the heck?!" but nothing like a little teenage angst haha.
Hearing that the it will only get a lot harder in the next couple months makes me sigh, our 6 months old aussie just started biting us in the feet while sitting in the sofa and barking at them, like out of nowhere, and he doesnt seem to find calmness in the living room anymore he gets really energetic when ever he is allowed in after dinner. Thinking to myself that we must really be doing something wrong or we messed him up somehow.
you're definitely not doing anything "wrong" and didn't "mess up" it's normal. they're teenagers and angsty ones at that lol. it'll get better! stay consistent and keep training! 🧡
Girl I know how you feel. We live in Manhattan and leash training is the hardest thing everrrrrr. She pulls and pulls and is out of control
wishing you the best! ❤️
Ummm are you sure you had your puppy and not mine?? Regression over here. My Aussie is 8 months old. Pulls, jumps, no long comes when called. Everything is the same. Thank you for sharing this!! Gives me hope that eventually all my effort and training will help and my puppy will return!!♥️ Oh the puppy blues!! Never heard it before but it is so real.♥️
HAHAH yup, it's HARD!! but reading all of these comments make me feel better because I'm not alone in it!! and everyone's dogs (no matter how well they're trained) turn into little devils at this age lmfao. 💗
@@MyDriftingDesk we are definitely not alone going through the maze of raising a puppy!!♥️
The puppy blues hit me so hard when I got my lab retriever. She was so bad and I could properly potty train her, I was also left home for a week by myself right after getting her, because my parents decoded they were going on vacation. I would literally cry from frustration from her constantly bitting and nibbling on me and she would tear my new clothes up by jumping and biting on them. I also had to attend school as well, but luckily the first week I got her was spring break so I could work with her, but my parents caused major regression because they would follow the boundaries I set for her. I wrote out what I wanted them to do while I was at school, but my mom said that she felt that she didn't need to do any of that. Plus my mom started to feed her human food, and I didn't want her having human food because it causes dogs to get overweight, so needless to say I got major puppy blues and she quickly became my moms dogs because my mom picked her out and wouldn't follow my schedule for her. P.s. I wanted a dog, and wanted to choose my dog (puppy) out so I would know it would be a good match, but I came home one day and found that my parents bought a dog without me being there. I was very sad and kind of angry about it because I didn't want a lab because of fur texture ( I have texture sensitivity so it hurts my hands when I touch rough things or things that aren't smooth or soft).
I'm so so sorry. this time is definitely hard but it gets better. Freya is almost 2 now and I love her to pieces (always have) but she doesn't drive me up a wall anymore hahahah
Get some mighty patches!! They are great! While they don’t always get rid of a pimple they always reduce the irritation and redness in them making them less noticeable!!
ooh I've never heard of them! thank you! ❤️
This makes me feel better knowing I’m not the only one feeling like this. Still going thru the puppy blue stage.😣 I love my Layla so much!! But there’s times I’m like… what was I thinking!!
you're definitely not alone! ❤️
My dog trainer said at this age (u know teenage dog) new synapses are forming in the dogs brain and sometimes disrupt the already established ones and that the dog is not misbehaving but simple can't remember, it's like their brain is wiped. So he said you should treat them like a you are training them for the first time again and be extremly patient and as soon as the brain is wired right again they will get back to normal (they also might have a few of those phases.).My pup isn't that old yet though so I just hope he is right.
yup! they go through regression phases often, we are thankfully through this one now that she's 13 months but whew, this one was hard!
Those set backs are normal and your hard work and consistency will pay off. One day at a time and one win at a time :)
💗 thanks so much
So, hello ! i found your video and im so glad, because i think i'm really allone whit the same problem, in the same age. So, yeah, i think patient is the best, and never lost motivation whit her !
🧡 patience is truly key!
Something that i did with my dog to help with foodnapping and stealing food and stuff is to "simulate" those situations with my supper or breakfast and do a training session of "leaving it" and practicing her ignoring the food and focusing on me that way so in real life situations it made things a lot more simple for her to put two and two together. I hope this helps!
we definitely need to train it more for sure!! we just assume she'll leave it if we ask her, but we haven't TRAINED it. thanks! ❤️
MY 8 MONTH OLD AUSSIE AN I ARE THE SAAAAAAAME!!!!! cannot relate ANY more! ive legit have had puppy blues for 5 months ain't gon lie
YUP!!! hahah. IT'LL BE WORTH IT IN THE END! ❤️❤️
I'm going through this now with an almost nine month old husky. Pulling my hair out and wondering if she's become deaf and I didn't notice because some days it's zero response from her. I love this dog more than anything but my god have I contemplated sending her off somewhere to train with someone else because I'm feeling overwhelmed and out of my depth. Thank you for showing that while your girl is incredibly smart and knows what you've taught that there are still times when she is a challenge because I am experiencing the same thing!
I mean theres definitely nothing wrong with boarding training places, we've been looking into some of them right now too to help correct these kinds of behaviors. but there are good and bad days, of course. ❤️
@@MyDriftingDesk Oh for sure, I'm just of the mind that it's more the person that needs the learning to work with the dog and not the dog inherently so while there would be benefit, without my own improvement of communication with my pup I feel it's not a long term solution for some problems. That said the "teen" phase is rough and it's proving a challenge for me!
I’m currently experiencing the puppy blues with my 4 month old Aussie, I’ve never had a puppy before, my first dog was a 1 year old Aussie so he was already out of the puppy stage for the most part. He passed away at the beginning of this year and I decided to get another Aussie since I had experience with the breed but I wasn’t expecting a little evil demon, he’s smart and loving but he’s been driving me insane this month. Chasing cats, beating up my brother, and trying to steal off the counter.
hahahah freya is definitely a little demon too sometimes!!!
Ohhh man i am so here right now. This is hard man :(
YOULL GET THROUGH IT!!! 💗
Oh boy do we love the adolescent phase.. working at a dog training facility makes me really hate this phase a lot 😂😂 I have to experience it so many times
hahhaah FOR SURE!!! I'm so sorry for you lol
I paused the video at 13:40 to address something you talked about: barking. Nova, who will be 11 months in two weeks, NEVER barked until she turned 9 months. All of a sudden, she barks at delivery guys, our neighbors, basically any movement outside. This may have been triggered by our move but I thought it was strange how you mentioned Freya also started barking around this time. I am still struggling with figuring out how to deal with this development.
omggg weird that it's also at 9 months!!!
My last dog pulled my shoulder out going after a sound suddenly. It was terrible. He was 9 months old. But it does pass for sure.
Oh my goodness!! I hope you’re okay now!
@@MyDriftingDesk oh yeah. He was 9 months old and he lived to be 9.5.. I won’t lie. Him seeing that he hurt me was kind of a turning point for us. He stopped being so challenging and started almost downloading what I wanted without words. He was a freaking amazing dog. (German shepherd). I now have a female Aussie puppy and am trying to anticipate the differences.
So far the need for “stay” is the biggest. He was my Velcro puppy. Couldn’t be away from me. Daisy likes to play “sit pretty now chase!!!” Lol
I definitely can relate before my dog passed when he was around 6-10 months old he was such a hand full that I also thought of quitting but I knew it was going to be okay since it wasn't my first rodeo. I do recommend though to use good (command) instead of good girl so you can reinforce the command it helped me with teaching my dogs a bit more. Anyways I wish you all the luck and espero que te salga todo bien.
thanks for the tip!! ❤️
Oh my goodness, I relate too much, Aussie is the worst lol. She jumps on everyone, she started to bark at everyone and everything too, even things she was already familiar with that weren’t new or foreign! She WONT stop pulling the leash, I don’t know what to do anymore about the leash pulling, she’s so strong it’s so hard to control her sometimes 😔
❤️❤️ it's rough at the moment, but in a year from now we'll look back on this time and laugh! WE GOT THIS!
My puppy is almost 9 weeks old and I thought I was a crazy person for being so frustrated at my puppy. I’m so glad this is a normal phase and it goes away one day. At times he’s perfect then he pees in the floor right after going pee outside 🙃.
❤️❤️❤️❤️ it gets better I promise!!! patience, back to the basics, consistency, and all of this will pass!
This video came in the right moment, I feel i’m not the only one. Chico is my 8 months old aussie, I trained him by myself (he’s my first dog) and things are going worse and worse, I feel so bad specially when we meet other dogs that listen and their owners look at me weirdly like he’s a bad dog, A dog owner told me directly we know another aussie older than Chico and he’s so not educated, this breed is a mess and I felt frustrated
you are definitely NOT alone in this feeling!! ❤️ Aussie's are definitely TOO SMART sometimes and are a handful. professional training is always a good idea, we're looking into it right now with everything going on .
I trick I've learned when raising a dog that's pulling on the leash, is try walking in the opposite direction everytime she pulls. When you do that she'll know that when she pulls, there is no progress to th walk. When she's more calm, turn back around a continue with the walk. It's really like she's doing all that tugging and pulling, but she's not going anywhere even though you're walking
yup yup yup!! we were trying another method first, but have tried doing this too to see which she responds better to lol.
Have you ever considered low level Ecollar training. I can tell you from personal experience that it isn’t painful ( I tried it on myself first on a much higher level than my dog uses) it’s like an itch that is scratched by listening to you. I only use it for recall and basic obedience not punishment, and the sense of freedom from watching my 2 dogs hike of leash and the feeling of knowing that I have control of my dogs at all times is priceless. People constantly tell me how obedient and happy my dogs are. It’s just something to consider. Larry Krohn is the trainer to watch if you’re interested. It took me about a month with my first dog to have her fully off leash trained.
I have considered it, but still on the fence about it overall.
@@MyDriftingDesk I totally understand. It’s definitely something that you need to make your own decision on and do what you feel is best. I hope you do find something that works out for you and can experience having an off leash trained dog in the near future it’s one of my greatest joys seeing them run around freely and getting to just be dogs!
It's common for dogs to test you at 9 months, during their teenage stage. I heard you have to retrain them at this point.
yup! we're almost 2 now and things are so much better hahah ❤️
I currently have a Great Pyrenees mix. He’s 6 months old and so far everything is good he’s a amazing dog but I relate to those moment you feel like you made the wrong decision.
It happens to the best of us, but we still love our little doggos! ❤️
shes gotten so big aw
SO big!!!
Have you tried teaching her the names of her toys? I know border collies tend to be good at that so maybe Aussie's are too? I had a pretty hard time teaching my poodle to do it, she couldn't quite remember which toy was which.
I have not yet!! but that would be fun!!!! I'm sure she could do it!
Raising your pup good 👍
thank you SO much! 💛
Puppies are hard. I have a 3 month of Husky and some days it's rough XD I have experience with dog training, but I also plan on taking her to a professional trainer (we have a dog park here that also has a trainer and doggy day care so she'll be going there a lot to socialize).
YUP!!! we're starting to look into training now too!
Where did you get the little black hook holder on your door it’s so cute for her things
It's actually just a shower caddy hahaha but Amazon! www.amazon.com/dp/B00SY38KGG?ref=exp_marissanicole_dp_vv_d
Awwwwwe such a cool I idea I love ittt and also I LOVEEE your videos your are such and amazing person and dog mama we all love you do you think you could potentially do a video on how you did hand commands too I would really like to see how you did that ❤️❤️
Ha, good luck. I have three and the oldest just turned 2. I’m still waiting for the mature stage to hit 😭😂😂
NOOOOO hahahah
Well, Iim not a dog owner so I dont know if this counts but I do want a puppy n I have been watching all my instruction videos and all that jazz so if u want my advise, just take a step back you know? Its not that u trained her wrong its just she had "one of those days" n Id recommend to start practicing in very low distraction environments like your house (uve already done that ofc) n then try tempting her uk? like tell her to stay then throw a toy in the ground next to her and stuff like (like when u went to the store to) that go little by little but u have to start training in situations when u know its going to be harder for her and honestly it was more than anything an accident what happened and it already happened just try n get back from that n ull be ok dw, keep calm :)
I definitely need to do more training OUTSIDE of the apartment now! ❤️ we'll be working on that a lot more.
love your videos. I have a 5 month old aussie and currently struggling. does freya not sleep in her crate at night anymore? also, how often do you take her out for bathroom breaks?
she sleeps in her crate almost every night still! we will rarely let her sleep out of it, she does just fine, but she's restless outside of it and honestly is more comfy sleeping through the night in there! not that she's 10 months, we don't take her for potty breaks, we will let her potty around 10pm, put her to bed, then she will be fine until I get up around 7am or so. We would take her out every hour on the hour (even at night) when we first brought her home until she was like 3 months old, then 3-4 months it was every 2 hours at night, then 4-5 months it was 3 hours at night, then 5-6 months 4 hours at night, and then by then she could last all night without accidents! ❤️
That sounds like me on PMS
OPE hahah